negotiator.boaframework

Class SortedOutcomeSpace

java.lang.Object

negotiator.boaframework.OutcomeSpace

negotiator.boaframework.SortedOutcomeSpace

public class SortedOutcomeSpace
extends OutcomeSpace

This class is an OutcomeSpace but with a sorted list of BidDetails based on the utility Methods have been optimized to work with a sorted list. Useful if someone wants to quickly implement an agent.

Author:

Alex Dirkzwager, Mark Hendrikx

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OutcomeSpace

allBids, utilitySpace

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SortedOutcomeSpace(UtilitySpace utilSpace) Instantiates a SortedOutcomeSpace: an enumeration of all possible bids in the domain which can be efficiently searched using the provided methods.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BidDetails	getBidNearUtility(double utility) Gets a BidDetails which is close to the utility
java.util.List<BidDetails>	getBidsinRange(Range r) gets a list of BidDetails that have a utility within the range
int	getIndexOfBidNearUtility(double utility) Gets a BidDetails which is close to the utility
BidDetails	getMaxBidPossible()
BidDetails	getMinBidPossible()
int	searchIndexWith(double value) Binary search of a BidDetails with a particular value if there is no BidDetails with the exact value gives the last index because this is the closest BidDetails to the value

Methods inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OutcomeSpace

generateAllBids, getAllOutcomes

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SortedOutcomeSpace

public SortedOutcomeSpace(UtilitySpace utilSpace)

Instantiates a SortedOutcomeSpace: an enumeration of all possible bids in the domain which can be efficiently searched using the provided methods.

Parameters:

utilSpace - utilityspace of the agent.

Method Detail

getBidsinRange

public java.util.List<BidDetails> getBidsinRange(Range r)

gets a list of BidDetails that have a utility within the range

Overrides:

getBidsinRange in class OutcomeSpace

Parameters:

r -

Returns:

A list of BidDetails

getBidNearUtility

public BidDetails getBidNearUtility(double utility)

Gets a BidDetails which is close to the utility

Overrides:

getBidNearUtility in class OutcomeSpace

Parameters:

utility -

Returns:

BidDetails

getIndexOfBidNearUtility

public int getIndexOfBidNearUtility(double utility)

Gets a BidDetails which is close to the utility

Overrides:

getIndexOfBidNearUtility in class OutcomeSpace

Parameters:

utility -

Returns:

BidDetails

searchIndexWith

public int searchIndexWith(double value)

Binary search of a BidDetails with a particular value if there is no BidDetails with the exact value gives the last index because this is the closest BidDetails to the value

Parameters:

value -

Returns:

index

getMaxBidPossible

public BidDetails getMaxBidPossible()

Overrides:

getMaxBidPossible in class OutcomeSpace

Returns:

best bid in the domain.

getMinBidPossible

public BidDetails getMinBidPossible()

Overrides:

getMinBidPossible in class OutcomeSpace

Returns:

worst bid in the domain.